Chiang Mai Five days in Chiang Mai and we saw the sun maybe a total of 5 hours. But, the rain gods were with us and ceased for the times that we wanted to be outdoors exploring. Thank heavens for umbrellas! Chiang Mai is the second largest city, after Bangkok, in Thailand, but somehow it seems much smaller. Being inland, nestled between mountains, it is flat which makes it lovely for walking. It is an ancient walled city, older than Bangkok by about 1000 years. So, there is much deterioration of buildings, temples, roads etc. The wall that once surrounded the city has now disappeared in all but a few places, leaving the wide moat to encircle central Chiang Mai. We interacted with the local people here...our hotel (Rachamanka Flora House which provided a very clean,
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